A tip for battery saving...
... But first a test. Open up the maps app on the watch, let it get your location and display the map. Then send it to the background by returning to the watch app. Leave it in the background and observe the battery usage.
What I found is that although I'd finished with the maps app, the battery drained much faster.
Now, restart and recharge the watch (to ensure a level playing field). Then start the maps app, but instead of just returning to the watch app, force close the maps app. To do this, hold down the pill button until the power off / emergency SOS options appear, release the pill button and hold down the crown button until the app exits. With the app exited, it will take longer for it to open again, but it cannot utilise any resources.
I do this after running any sports tracking apps that read heart rate (green lights) or need a lot of communication with the phone.
After almost 3 years of daily use, I can still get over a day of usage from one charge (Note I've recently posted a screenshot in the activity rings thread showing 21 "active" hours.
... But first a test. Open up the maps app on the watch, let it get your location and display the map. Then send it to the background by returning to the watch app. Leave it in the background and observe the battery usage.
What I found is that although I'd finished with the maps app, the battery drained much faster.
Now, restart and recharge the watch (to ensure a level playing field). Then start the maps app, but instead of just returning to the watch app, force close the maps app. To do this, hold down the pill button until the power off / emergency SOS options appear, release the pill button and hold down the crown button until the app exits. With the app exited, it will take longer for it to open again, but it cannot utilise any resources.
I do this after running any sports tracking apps that read heart rate (green lights) or need a lot of communication with the phone.
After almost 3 years of daily use, I can still get over a day of usage from one charge (Note I've recently posted a screenshot in the activity rings thread showing 21 "active" hours.